A Romance in the Days
When Ahab Was King
By LAFAYETTE McLAWS
Author of "When the Land Was Young"
Illustrated by Corwin K. Linson. 12mo, red cloth,
illustrated cover, rough edges, $1.50
THE promise in Miss McLaws's first book has been more than realized in "Jezebel," a work of singular power and insight. It is a Biblical tale of the days when Elijah was a prophet of Jehovah. When Ahab comes to the throne, and Jezebel, his wife, sets up the worship of Baal, the prophets and believers of Israel are incensed against the queen; and Jezebel begins a fierce persecution of her enemies. This contest is the chief motive of the story. Miss McLaws presents this strong-willed, beautiful queen in a novel and striking manner; the book is replete with dramatic situations, the action is rapid and stirring, and the dénouement is original and startling.
Lothrop Publishing Company—Boston
When the Land was Young
Being the True Romance of Mistress Antoinette
Huguenin and Captain Jack Middleton
| By LAFAYETTE McLAWS. Bound in green cloth, illustrated cover, gilt top, rough edges. Six drawings by Will Crawford Size, 5 × 7¾. Price, $1.50 | THE heroine, Antoinette Huguenin, a beauty of King Louis' Court, is one of the most attractive figures in romance; while Lumulgee, the great war chief of the Choctaws, and Sir Henry Morgan, the Buccaneer Knight and terror of the Spanish Main, divide the honors with hero and heroine. The time was full of border wars between the Spaniards of Florida and the English colonists, and against this historical background Miss McLaws has thrown a story that is absorbing, dramatic, and brilliant. |
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